Main Performers | Gabriela Montero - piano (Proms Debut Artist) |
Orchestra or Band | São Paulo Symphony Orchestra |
Set List | 'Kabbalah', Marlos Nobre, 'Piano Concerto in A Minor', Grieg INTERVAL 'Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 Prelude', Villa-Lobos, 'Symphonic Dances', Rachmaninov |
Performance Notes | This years Proms focus on Latin America in the year the Olympic Games go to Rio de Janeiro heats up with a visit from the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra under its charismatic conductor Marin Alsop. Their concert is bookended by infectious, furious dances from Marlos Nobre and Rachmaninov. In between comes music from the doyen of South American composers, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and a performance of Griegs Piano Concerto, for which the orchestra is joined by Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero.
UK premiere of 'Kabbalah', Marlos Nobre. Proms premiere of 'Bachianas Brasileiras No.4 Prelude', Villa-Lobos.
Broadcast live on BBC Four. |
Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2016/50), Programme (RAHE/1/2016/100), Mini-Guide (RAHE/6/2016/45), Digital Photographs |